Mothers' Day.....

It's Mothers' Day. One of my favourite days. In theory.
I love my kids. I've done pretty well with them, I must admit. I make good ones. I have a beautiful son. He has thick blonde hair and enormous dark brown eyes (my own) which are edged by thick eyelashes. He has beautiful peachy skin and a wide, gappy smile. He's so clever that his every endeavour at school leaves me so PROUD. He says the sweetest, most innocent things. Today he told me that he loves custard so much that he simply can't stop thinking about it. He tells me he loves me all the time, taking my hand in his, entwining them together with his slender fingers. He made me the most beautiful card today with a picture of us on the front, decorated in every colour he could get his hands on. Creative, beautiful, sensitive, clever. That's my boy.
Then there's the small child. I didn't think it would be possible to love someone as much as my son. Then this tiny, hairy, ferocious little girl was given to me and I was smitten. At nearly two, she has lost none of her ferocity. She is single minded and determined and I do not doubt for a second that she could do whatever she sets her heart on throughout her entire life. She is also beautiful. Large, doe-like green eyes and long wispy blonde hair. She's tiny, delicate, dainty. She runs like a frightened penguin and shouts to get what she wants. She barely talks but communicates better than anyone I know. She knows how to say "mama" and it melts my heart every time. Despote the ferocity, she is loving and affectionate, throwing herself on me in an exgtravagant embrace, opening her mouth to offer enormous licky kisses with abundance.
And today, we spent time together as a family and it was lovely.But in the morning, the husband took my precious offspring out for the morning. OH it was lovely! I got some housework done, did some online shopping and enjoyed a HOT CUP OF TEA! So I'm all for Mothers' day. Being a mum is the best, most hearbreaking, rewarding, infuriating thing I've ever done. My children are my passion. But I would like to introduce another day for mums. Mothers' Day Off.